Description
These homemade cherry gummies are sweet, tart, chewy, and super cute! With only 6 ingredients, these taste like real fruit and are so much better than store bought!
Ingredients
Cherry Layer (red portion)
- 180g tart cherries (~1 cup blended)
- 2 envelopes (14g or ~5 teaspoons) powdered gelatin
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 3 tablespoons honey
Optional: Lime Layer (green portion)
- 90g green apple
- 1 tablespoon mint
- 2 tablespoons lime juice (goes in blender)
- 1 envelope (7g or ~2 1/2 teaspoons) powdered gelatin
- 1 1/2 tablespoon lime juice (goes in gelatin)
- 1 1/2 tablespoon honey
Instructions
Make the Cherry Layer:
- If your cherries are frozen, defrost in the microwave for 45-60 seconds. Add cherries to blender and blend until completely smooth.
- In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin evenly over lime juice, then stir thoroughly until there are no dry grains visible. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- While the gelatin blooms, combine cherry purée with honey in a small saucepan over low heat, and stir until combined. You want to heat the purée enough to melt the gelatin (>~120˚F), but you don't want to bring it to a boil, which will denature the gelatin. If the mixture is too hot when you add the gelatin, your gummies will not set properly. A thermometer is essential for getting this step right!
- Add gelatin and lime juice mixture to the fruit puree, and stir until it's completely dissolved. Remove pan from heat and let cool for about 5 minutes.
Make the Lime Layer (optional):
- Add apple, mint, and 2 tablespoons of lime juice to a blender and blend until completely smooth.
- In a small container, sprinkle gelatin evenly over lime juice, then stir thoroughly until there are no dry grains visible. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- While the gelatin blooms, combine apple and mint purée with honey in a small saucepan over low heat, and stir until combined. You want to heat the purée enough to melt the gelatin (>~120˚F), but you don't want to bring it to a boil, which will denature the gelatin.
- Add gelatin and lime juice mixture to the fruit puree, and stir until it's completely dissolved. Remove pan from heat and let cool for about 5 minutes.
Make the Gummies:
- Give your silicone molds a light spray with avocado oil or cooking spray.
- Use a dropper to fill up the fruit molds. Fill two droppers, one with cherry and one with apple, and at the same time fill the mold - red in the cherry shape and green in the stem/leaf shape. Filling them at the same time will help the colors from running together too much.
- Move the molds to your refrigerator. Refrigerate for an hour and a half to let them set up.
- Remove from the molds and place on a wire rack, and let sit for 8 hours or overnight. The gummies will shrink significantly and achieve a more intense flavor and a chewy, gummy texture. Ideally, place them in front of a fan or an area with good air flow to help them dry out faster. If your kitchen is very warm and/or humid, this may take quite a while or they may not set. If needed, you can let them dry out in the refrigerator.
Notes
Storage: Once the gummies have dried out overnight, move them to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Gummy Molds: We used these cherry shaped ones. Silicone works best for this, and is easy to clean and store. If you want a more versatile mold, try this gummy bear mold instead.
Droppers: We used these droppers for this recipe.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Passive Time: 9 hours 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Snacks
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 gummies
- Calories: 32
- Sugar: 6.4 g
- Sodium: 2.9 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 7.4 g
- Fiber: 0.4 g
- Protein: 1.2 g